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looking at the polls, the romney campaign saying, we are in this. we are still competitive. >> that is right. we have a poll which continues to show a close race. this is a competitive election. we are likely to see that until we get through the debate. the notion that somebody is going to get a big bounce this week or next week is something that is old fashioned. these conventions provide the opportunity for either side to get a big advantage. once we get through this week and next week, the race will still be where it is paid it is a pretty close race. a lot of battle ground states within the statistical margin of error. we will go into the fall the way we have been all summer. >> here is something that many people might feel as remarkable. you look at these polls, 43% to 45% for the president, the same for mitt romney. 8% or 9% of undecided voters. all of this effort been spent for a small portion of the electorate. >> i put it differently. there is a lot of money being spent. a lot of it is being done to mobilize the people who are already willi
looking at the polls, the romney campaign saying, we are in this. we are still competitive. >> that is right. we have a poll which continues to show a close race. this is a competitive election. we are likely to see that until we get through the debate. the notion that somebody is going to get a big bounce this week or next week is something that is old fashioned. these conventions provide the opportunity for either side to get a big advantage. once we get through this week and next week,...
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guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008, with seven points for the democrats? my preference is to look in between. but what the poll has been doing in particular is looking more at what it was in 2008, which political pollsters will tell you, it will not be at that point. it needs to be somewhere near where the republicans were in 2008. host: the annual crystal ball contest from "the washington post." jim cramer, predicting that mitt romney will get 98 electoral votes, the president, 440? he is the only one predicting a landslide for the president. guest: he is the only one predicting that. i am a democratic partisan, i would love to see tha
guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008,...
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we won it earlier in the week at the national business council poll beating out both romney and santorum in their poll. we have some significant there. in one case there was a disagreement, and he switched sides. i think that is unfortunate. it sometimes happens in politics. but i'll be there in the tri-cities area and in chattanooga on monday and we hope to do well in tennessee. i'm excited to be here. guest: georgia is the biggest delegate count in super tuesday. we're competing in ohio, tennessee, in oklahoma. we also have idaho, alaska, north dakota, vermont, mass mags. there will be a lot of votes counted. in addition i'm continuing to develop the idea of $2.5 gallon gasoline and a national energy policy that would make us free of the middle east so no future american president would bow to a saudi king. i am getting increasing traction . we had a terrific response in ohio to the response of a national american energy policy that would lead back to $2.50 a gallon or less. so i think there is an interest in a big solutions candidacy, and that's what i am trying to develop. >> romney
we won it earlier in the week at the national business council poll beating out both romney and santorum in their poll. we have some significant there. in one case there was a disagreement, and he switched sides. i think that is unfortunate. it sometimes happens in politics. but i'll be there in the tri-cities area and in chattanooga on monday and we hope to do well in tennessee. i'm excited to be here. guest: georgia is the biggest delegate count in super tuesday. we're competing in ohio,...
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what surprised me is that mitt romney won the straw poll. the last two years, ron paul won the straw poll at cpac. this is the 38th year they've come to washington and the fact that santorum went in, i thought he would get it. the fact that mitt romney won the straw poll, i find that impressive. host: ron paul didn't speak this year at cpac. guest: he spent time in maine and came in second in maine. it was a good day for romney. host: highlights from our weekend coverage of the cpac coverage which started thursday, wrapping up yesterday. ann coulter speaking at the gathering. >> even with all this, obama will be very difficult to beat this year. number one, he's an incumbent. number two, americans keep telling pollsters, they like him personally. he's our first black president and the n.f.m., the nonfox media is gaga about him. obama is not mockish like carter, not sleazy like clinton. he'd probably make a lovely next door neighbor as long as you're not chinese then he'd be constantly borrowing stuff. [applause] voters with 40 years of polit
what surprised me is that mitt romney won the straw poll. the last two years, ron paul won the straw poll at cpac. this is the 38th year they've come to washington and the fact that santorum went in, i thought he would get it. the fact that mitt romney won the straw poll, i find that impressive. host: ron paul didn't speak this year at cpac. guest: he spent time in maine and came in second in maine. it was a good day for romney. host: highlights from our weekend coverage of the cpac coverage...
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if you look at the numbers and there was a zogby poll that came out this afternoon that shows where -- how those numbers have changed over the last two or four years and they are significant. republicans have to address that when -- one way or another. i had dinner with arthur davis who outlined what he thought and his points were significant in terms of what blacks and hispanics believe or what the one. it will be of long time before the wind. >> regarding the fiscal cliff, and the economic issues. what we saw last night were that the voters voted for the status quo which is gridlock. they did not see a clear distinction between either of the party so they went with what they now and what they know is what we have seen in the last two years, is a standstill. they continue to evaluate which direction they want to go and that is what we will see in the next few weeks and in the next few years we will see what we have seen in the last two years. >> i'm curious whether you share richard mourdock's view that [inaudible] >> that is something i feel very strongly. i to read this it seems li
if you look at the numbers and there was a zogby poll that came out this afternoon that shows where -- how those numbers have changed over the last two or four years and they are significant. republicans have to address that when -- one way or another. i had dinner with arthur davis who outlined what he thought and his points were significant in terms of what blacks and hispanics believe or what the one. it will be of long time before the wind. >> regarding the fiscal cliff, and the...
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said they were going to support governor romney. that was not an initiative we were pushing but there was a poll this show that 20% of black americans were going to vote for governor romney. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] when you start going comment if you get into political. i do not need to know it. >> do you have something planned? >>thank you. >> i was wondering if maybe you could answer this. if you talk to this people in this administration, they say people against it do not talk about anymore all context. they say they are big hits. they do not bring up that it is a matter of believe. -- bigots. they do not bring up that it is a matter of belief. >> we have to be really clear about the way is that we alone are self -- own ourselves and our history. >> the former president of the college rights about politics and african-american history. this sunday, at your calls and tweaks. -- tweets. >> walter chung spoke on the house floor thi
said they were going to support governor romney. that was not an initiative we were pushing but there was a poll this show that 20% of black americans were going to vote for governor romney. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] when you start going comment if you get into political. i do not need to know it. >> do you have something planned? >>thank you. >> i was wondering if maybe...
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we did a poll we did a poll on this a week ago. most americans say it doesn't matter. republicans are on record saying they oppose the way the bailout occurred. of the four, mitt romney is the one whose position is most closely aligned with what actually happened. there was indeed a managed bankruptcy. now romney doesn't agree with a lot of things that occurred after the country took over the companies, and we don't, there's a a lot of uneasiness in the way things progressed. we're all happy it's working out now and the companies are making money. romney made a bit of a pivot last week to look ahead and talk about the impact of government regulations and future regulations on the health of the auto industry. i think that was a smart move. >> let's take a look at the polling from michigan. this is the nbc news poll, this came out before the cnn debate last wednesday, so last week, showing that mitt romney was ahead 37% torque rick santorum at 35%, ron paul and newt fwing rich, who esen rrblely -- essentially are not campaigning in the state in the teens and single digit
we did a poll we did a poll on this a week ago. most americans say it doesn't matter. republicans are on record saying they oppose the way the bailout occurred. of the four, mitt romney is the one whose position is most closely aligned with what actually happened. there was indeed a managed bankruptcy. now romney doesn't agree with a lot of things that occurred after the country took over the companies, and we don't, there's a a lot of uneasiness in the way things progressed. we're all happy...
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governor romney has won the iowa caucuses. he is up in the polls here in new hampshire. he is up in the polls in south carolina. speaker gingrich, why shouldn't governor romney be the nominee of this party? what about his record concerns you most or makes him disqualified to be the nominee? >> those most likely in the long run to survive against the kind of billion dollar campaign the obama team is going to run? a bolt reagan conservative with a very strong economic plan is a lot more likely to succeed in that campaign than a relatively timid massachusetts moderate who had an economic plan so tenant resembled the obama. massachusetts was fourth from the bottom in job creation under governor romney. we agreed 11 million jobs while i was speaker. there is a huge difference between a reagan conservative that and somebody who comes out of the massachusetts culture with a moderate record. >> you believe governor romney is unelectable? >> against obama as a record, -- against obama's records, and he will have -- the bigger the contrast, the bolder ideas, the clearer the choice
governor romney has won the iowa caucuses. he is up in the polls here in new hampshire. he is up in the polls in south carolina. speaker gingrich, why shouldn't governor romney be the nominee of this party? what about his record concerns you most or makes him disqualified to be the nominee? >> those most likely in the long run to survive against the kind of billion dollar campaign the obama team is going to run? a bolt reagan conservative with a very strong economic plan is a lot more...
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and i think it was a cnn poll, it might have been a ppp poll. they asked voters in south carolina again 65% of whom were evangelical born again christians whether or not romney's mormmon faith was an issue for them. and 83% said it was not a factor at all. i think this election is going to be determined based on the economy, jobs, and the abysmal and failed record of this president and his administration to create jobs and get this economy moving again. i think there will be a lot of other issues, national security, particularly with a run on the threshhold of having a nuclear weapon. the moral i with play in. there will be a lot of issues. but i think overall it is going to be a referendum on the failed policies of this administration to create jobs and generate economic growth and opportunity. and i think if romney is the nominee he is very well positioned between his record in massachusetts, cutting taxes, and creating jobs. and his record in the private sector creating jobs to be a strong advocate for conservatives on those issues. and i do
and i think it was a cnn poll, it might have been a ppp poll. they asked voters in south carolina again 65% of whom were evangelical born again christians whether or not romney's mormmon faith was an issue for them. and 83% said it was not a factor at all. i think this election is going to be determined based on the economy, jobs, and the abysmal and failed record of this president and his administration to create jobs and get this economy moving again. i think there will be a lot of other...
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and it seems to of an impact at the polls, initially here. maybe he would be further ahead now have to actually spend those two weeks doing what he had intended to do, rather than playing defense. and i do know the focus groups of both the romney campaign and the obama campaign shows these remarks really alienated independent voters and week republicans. which indicates to me that if this comes up in the debate, it will remind people, they may respond to this down the road or in the next debate. host: let us get to phone calls. >> i would like to say that mitt romney expressed his real feelings about the 47%. it cannot be ignored. and also, understand that he it pledge.rover norquist's if he did that, he cannot represent 100% of the population. because of you say that you are going to ignore the situation that the country is in, you cannot say that you unequivocably will ignore taxes the country. for he could not represent me and the middle-class, and/or poor people. host: this tweet -- the 53% are not in the least offended by the comment. wh
and it seems to of an impact at the polls, initially here. maybe he would be further ahead now have to actually spend those two weeks doing what he had intended to do, rather than playing defense. and i do know the focus groups of both the romney campaign and the obama campaign shows these remarks really alienated independent voters and week republicans. which indicates to me that if this comes up in the debate, it will remind people, they may respond to this down the road or in the next...
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guest: clearly, mitt romney is outspending newt gingrich 3-1 and the poll numbers are reflecting that. we see two decent debate performances by mitt romney and the state and newt gingrich has struggled this week. we have the momentum that can at a south carolina has now staggered. we are a couple of days before the primary and mitt romney is holding an inevitable leave unless something happens. it looks like it will be a victory on tuesday for mitt romney. host: the panhandle tends to be more conservative, an area that mitt romney did fairly well in a few years ago and the corridor between orlando up for the jacksonville area and finally in south florida, both of reston, fort lauderdale, and miami. guest: this is a very diverse state geographically. there are different types of voters. you have your conservative core republican voters in the north part of the state. in the south part of the state, you have many cuban-americans and that has been a big play this week for both mitt romney and newt gingrich to appeal to the cuban-american voters. the quarter will be your swing voters in n
guest: clearly, mitt romney is outspending newt gingrich 3-1 and the poll numbers are reflecting that. we see two decent debate performances by mitt romney and the state and newt gingrich has struggled this week. we have the momentum that can at a south carolina has now staggered. we are a couple of days before the primary and mitt romney is holding an inevitable leave unless something happens. it looks like it will be a victory on tuesday for mitt romney. host: the panhandle tends to be more...
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only 3400 voted in the straw poll, down from last year, so anywhere mitt romney wins, the vote is down. it should be a telling tale for the establishment of they are pushing forward another losing general election candidates. mitt romney is not the strongest of the weakest of the candidates -- not the strongest but the weakest of the candidates. rick santorum would be incredibly strong against barack obama, because he does provide a strong difference. mitt romney is a barack obama- like, and romney care, his record on taxes, spending, it is our weakest candidate, and i am frankly dismayed that we are in this position again. >> let me remind our viewers, the question we asked in the first 45 minutes, whether a political flip-flop is a good thing or a bad thing, and we have the ability to vote. how would you answer that? >> whether a flip-flop is a good thing now? >> calling that a good thing? >> there is a flip-flop on core principle, and there is a change of position on a piece of policy, and sometimes when you learn things, when the dynamic of the policy you are discussing, the detail
only 3400 voted in the straw poll, down from last year, so anywhere mitt romney wins, the vote is down. it should be a telling tale for the establishment of they are pushing forward another losing general election candidates. mitt romney is not the strongest of the weakest of the candidates -- not the strongest but the weakest of the candidates. rick santorum would be incredibly strong against barack obama, because he does provide a strong difference. mitt romney is a barack obama- like, and...
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our subject university poll has you gaining on mitt romney. a marked difference in the way you and the other candidates went at it versus today, and will you concentrate on any one candidate, particularly in the coming days? >> well, i am going to concentrate on my message. that is what i have been concentrating on for 30 years, but when the questions are asked, you know, about individuals, i am not bashful. i am normally up to speed and know how they voted and let people know. i think too often, they have been on both sides of the position. i think the message is more powerful. i think it is more important to say. i am much more positive. i'd like to talk, the benefits of freedom and the benefits of the world of law and personal liberty and foreign policy. i think that is what is winning the day for us. >> dr. paul, pharmacists in the press. you came in third in iowa. let's say you do not beat mitt romney here. what is your strategy for winning? what about south carolina, coming in third and then set it? what is your strategy to get the nomin
our subject university poll has you gaining on mitt romney. a marked difference in the way you and the other candidates went at it versus today, and will you concentrate on any one candidate, particularly in the coming days? >> well, i am going to concentrate on my message. that is what i have been concentrating on for 30 years, but when the questions are asked, you know, about individuals, i am not bashful. i am normally up to speed and know how they voted and let people know. i think...
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i've not seen a lot of activity in the polling. it shows the race tightening a bit. the general impression is that romney has not responded well, purchase nearly to the negative ads in dealing with jobs -- particularly to the negative ads in dealing with jobs that he has shift jobs abroad. the general sense from reporters is that is working around the country. in the battleground state it does not seem to have moved them. it does not look like in ohio where the race is very close or in pennsylvania, despite the fact that i do not think romney has responded well to them. host: as you follow the process for the republicans, when do you think mitt romney will make his announcement for running mate? will of the right before the convention? -- will it be read before the convention? guest: i do not see him to wait. i see it at almost any time appeared i would suspect prior to the convention. it is the same likely that he is going to make the kind of pitch that john mccain did where he chooses a candidate who is designed to pick up supporters like he did from sarah palin. r
i've not seen a lot of activity in the polling. it shows the race tightening a bit. the general impression is that romney has not responded well, purchase nearly to the negative ads in dealing with jobs -- particularly to the negative ads in dealing with jobs that he has shift jobs abroad. the general sense from reporters is that is working around the country. in the battleground state it does not seem to have moved them. it does not look like in ohio where the race is very close or in...
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later, a look at the final des moines register iowa poll ahead of tuesday's caucuses with pollster j. ann selzer. that is live tomorrow on c-span. >> our road to the white house coverage continues to mark with republican presidential candidate mitt romney in atlantic, iowa. he is talking about jobs in the economy. watch live coverage at 3:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> in the last of caucuses in 2008, barack obama won the democratic caucuses and went on to win the presidency. mike huckabee won the republican caucuses, but dropped out of the raese two months later. look at what a caucus looks like online with the c-span video library. now through tuesday, are c-span cameras are following the 2012 republican candidates at events throughout the state. every morning live from iowa, political castor taking your calls on "washington journal." tuesday night, live coverage is of caucuses on c-span in c-span to. later on, the results of all the nearly 18 caucuses, plus candidates' speeches. for more resources and the presidential race, use our campaign 2012 website to watch videos of the c
later, a look at the final des moines register iowa poll ahead of tuesday's caucuses with pollster j. ann selzer. that is live tomorrow on c-span. >> our road to the white house coverage continues to mark with republican presidential candidate mitt romney in atlantic, iowa. he is talking about jobs in the economy. watch live coverage at 3:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> in the last of caucuses in 2008, barack obama won the democratic caucuses and went on to win the presidency....
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, it may show romney plus 2, romney plus 5, romney plus 1. there are a lot of obama leaning polls as well, but even though i look at those polls, you're telling me that it sounds like obama has the edge and he's actually going to win the election? >> if you look structurally, he has an advantage right now. now, if those states happen to flip, and they have gotten closer, and there's a debate of course and charlie, i know, will have a lot to say about this, about what polls to believe in, are polls even trustworthy now, everybody seems to have their hone poll. i don't know that there are actually that many people in ohio. i immediately like maybe there are professional poll takers in ohio, and if so, that would be a great business if your want to get in that. sure, highly answer your poll, $5. there's so much data coming out of there that you almost don't know what to believe, so you sort of have to read what's happening from the campaigns and it's pretty clear that there is, again, when you talk about just a few of these states and we can go
, it may show romney plus 2, romney plus 5, romney plus 1. there are a lot of obama leaning polls as well, but even though i look at those polls, you're telling me that it sounds like obama has the edge and he's actually going to win the election? >> if you look structurally, he has an advantage right now. now, if those states happen to flip, and they have gotten closer, and there's a debate of course and charlie, i know, will have a lot to say about this, about what polls to believe in,...
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he is ahead in the polls. i think scott brown will stay with us. >> let me ask you about the abortion issue generally good there is a diversity in the republican caucuses on abortion. nationally, it seems like republicans are painted with the the anti-abortion party. does the party lose votes nationally among women because it seems to be dogmatic anti- abortion party? >> i cannot answer that. i can say that women come at this issue from a very personal level. a catholic religion certainly plays a big part on how people feel about this issue. women have experiences that affect this issue. i know mothers and daughters who disagree on this issue. i don't know if we would lose. i do think that more people in this country are more pro-life. they do want to protect the unborn. i don't think that, when you look at the moral issue, that it is a loser. i don't. >> but there are exceptions, right? it does hurt to somewhat. >> i am speaking for myself, but i do think that rape and incest and life of the mother are things
he is ahead in the polls. i think scott brown will stay with us. >> let me ask you about the abortion issue generally good there is a diversity in the republican caucuses on abortion. nationally, it seems like republicans are painted with the the anti-abortion party. does the party lose votes nationally among women because it seems to be dogmatic anti- abortion party? >> i cannot answer that. i can say that women come at this issue from a very personal level. a catholic religion...
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but that is not necessarily true because if you look at some of the polling that has been done, it suggests that only some of the votes for newt gingrich would go to santorum if he were to drop out. some would go to romney. other people just would not bode bank at all. -- would not vote at all. it is not a guarantee that rick santorum would get ahead of mitt romney if newt gingrich dropped out but the two of them are competing to be the sole alternative, a conservative alternative to mitt romney. host: wreck santorum made this -- rick santorum made this prediction yesterday in new jersey -- [video clip] >> this is a primary and turnout is everything. you do your job. you do your job. this is the pledge -- if we are able to come out with a huge or surprise win, i guarantee you, i guarantee you that we will win this nomination. we will nominate a conservative and it would nominate a -- if we nominate a conservative, we will obama in the fall election. host: reaction? guest: we have heard predictions before a new gingrich insisted he will be the nominee and south carolina and we have not heard
but that is not necessarily true because if you look at some of the polling that has been done, it suggests that only some of the votes for newt gingrich would go to santorum if he were to drop out. some would go to romney. other people just would not bode bank at all. -- would not vote at all. it is not a guarantee that rick santorum would get ahead of mitt romney if newt gingrich dropped out but the two of them are competing to be the sole alternative, a conservative alternative to mitt...
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romney. when you are running against people in a primary process who are not possible commander in chief's, it becomes a diminishing experience as opposed to an elevating experience over the course of the debate. i think that's a big piece. i would also say much of the focus has been on the republican primary contest. the big political story over the last six months is though it is glacial, though it is slow, you have seen a steady improvement of the president's approval number from a very dangerous place in the context of trying to get reelected to a place where there is a vulnerability still, but where those numbers are improving into a range where we were in the 2004 bush campaign. when you talk about the context of a close election, it is important to bear in mind that in 2008, which was the worst republican environment a republican candidate has ever had to run in and a race where we were outspent by $250 million, the president got 53% of the vote and john mccain, in the aftermath of a g
romney. when you are running against people in a primary process who are not possible commander in chief's, it becomes a diminishing experience as opposed to an elevating experience over the course of the debate. i think that's a big piece. i would also say much of the focus has been on the republican primary contest. the big political story over the last six months is though it is glacial, though it is slow, you have seen a steady improvement of the president's approval number from a very...
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host: were the polls wrong? guest: from my perspective there was too much attention to national polls. i think we have become a victim of posters. i blame those of us in the media for paying too much attention. we do not vote the way. we know that. every night on the news, what led the news, what was the first question i was asked. what do you think about the latest gallup poll. i have talked to pollsters who say that gallup ought to be drummed out of business. they give everybody a bad name. nate silver, he got a lot of flak but he got it right. host: amy is on the phone from georgia. caller: good morning. i noticed throughout the campaigning that the republican politicians seemed to have complete contempt for the republican voter. they treated them as if they were low in formation, gullible, would fall for anything the, believe anything. when romney went to ohio and told a horrible embarrassing lie about jeep going to china. that tells me they feel the republican voter is somebody who can be led by the nose an
host: were the polls wrong? guest: from my perspective there was too much attention to national polls. i think we have become a victim of posters. i blame those of us in the media for paying too much attention. we do not vote the way. we know that. every night on the news, what led the news, what was the first question i was asked. what do you think about the latest gallup poll. i have talked to pollsters who say that gallup ought to be drummed out of business. they give everybody a bad name....
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it is clear and mitt romney was not anywhere in sight. our guys have momentum and we are doing very good in the polls. >> we have taken along view. we have 23 democratic seats to defend, 10 republican seats on the other side and most of the prognosticators completely wrote us off and said we should try to defend as many of our seats as possible and hope for the best. over the course of time, despite the fact outside groups have spent over $75 million against democratic sitting candidates around the country, we're in a better place today than we have been at any point in the cycle. the quality of the candidates we have running around the country, people did not expect. south dakota is a prime example. when you look around the country, at the beginning of a cycle, most people wrote articles about how the tea party was on decline -- in decline. what we have seen the last couple of months is that the tea party is as active out -- as ever but it is operating in a slightly durrell igwe. you don't have incumbent candidates running against insurg
it is clear and mitt romney was not anywhere in sight. our guys have momentum and we are doing very good in the polls. >> we have taken along view. we have 23 democratic seats to defend, 10 republican seats on the other side and most of the prognosticators completely wrote us off and said we should try to defend as many of our seats as possible and hope for the best. over the course of time, despite the fact outside groups have spent over $75 million against democratic sitting candidates...
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we won it by energizing the tea party and storming the polling places. now with moderate candidates. with conservative candidates whom you can trust to do what they say. no etch a sketch. written on your heart. [applause] governor romney says he will run as a conservative. i will not run as a conservative. i am a conservative. [cheers and applause] i ask for fellow conservatives -- someone who understands the reagan coalition lives because it is not the reagan coalition. it is the founders' coalition. it is who we are as america. it is what makes us great. if you stand by that, if you stand by that, do not listen to the pundits. i bet you there are a lot of people out here to get frustrated when you elect members of congress or others and they go to washington and they say they will be a conservative and in order to pass a bill or two, they compromise. poll ratings are 10%. i turn that back on you. they're telling you the same thing. toy're telling you compromise. they're telling you to give up your principles in order to win. how has that been working o
we won it by energizing the tea party and storming the polling places. now with moderate candidates. with conservative candidates whom you can trust to do what they say. no etch a sketch. written on your heart. [applause] governor romney says he will run as a conservative. i will not run as a conservative. i am a conservative. [cheers and applause] i ask for fellow conservatives -- someone who understands the reagan coalition lives because it is not the reagan coalition. it is the founders'...